Costs

You'll be charged an application fee of $60.00, excluding GST ($69.00 including GST), plus $120 an hour, excluding GST ($138 an hour, including GST) when the clearance takes longer than 30 minutes to process.

Other charges for obtaining a food safety clearance

MPI regularly inspects, samples, and tests imported foods to make sure they don't contain known hazards. If your consignment is tested, you'll be required to pay related costs. MPI will charge you for the sampling-officer's time and for delivering the sample to an accredited laboratory of your choice. The laboratory will charge you separately for the testing. Contact them for an estimate.

Costs

There's a minimum charge of $180, excluding GST ($207, including GST) for this activity. Should the process take longer than 1.5 hours, additional time is charged at $120 an hour, excluding GST ($138 an hour, including GST).